Open AccessArticle Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle through Mindfulness in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The present study explored the effects of a second-generation mindfulness-based intervention known as flow meditation (Meditación-Fluir) in the improvement of healthy life behaviors. A sample of university students (n = 51) in Spain were randomly assigned to a seven-week mindfulness treatment or a w...
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| author | Soriano Ayala, Encarnación Amutio, Alberto Franco Justo, Clemente Mañas, Israel |
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| description | The present study explored the effects of a second-generation mindfulness-based intervention known as flow meditation (Meditación-Fluir) in the improvement of healthy life behaviors. A sample of university students (n = 51) in Spain were randomly assigned to a seven-week mindfulness treatment or a waiting list control group. Results showed that compared to the control group, individuals in the mindfulness group demonstrated significant improvements across all outcome measures including healthy eating habits (balanced diet, intake rate, snacking between meals, decrease in consumption by negative emotional states, increased consumption by negative emotional states, amount of consumption, meal times, consumption of low-fat products), tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis consumption, and resting habits. There were differences between males and females in some of these variables and a better effect of the treatment was evident in the females of the experimental group when compared to the males. The flow meditation program shows promise for fostering a healthy lifestyle, thus decreasing behaviors related to maladaptive eating, tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis consumption as well as negative rest habits in university students. This mindfulness program could significantly contribute to the treatment of eating disorders and addictions, wherein negative emotional states and impulsivity are central features of the condition. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-84252023-04-12T19:12:53Z Open AccessArticle Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle through Mindfulness in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial Soriano Ayala, Encarnación Amutio, Alberto Franco Justo, Clemente Mañas, Israel life habits mindfulness flow meditation university students controlled trial The present study explored the effects of a second-generation mindfulness-based intervention known as flow meditation (Meditación-Fluir) in the improvement of healthy life behaviors. A sample of university students (n = 51) in Spain were randomly assigned to a seven-week mindfulness treatment or a waiting list control group. Results showed that compared to the control group, individuals in the mindfulness group demonstrated significant improvements across all outcome measures including healthy eating habits (balanced diet, intake rate, snacking between meals, decrease in consumption by negative emotional states, increased consumption by negative emotional states, amount of consumption, meal times, consumption of low-fat products), tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis consumption, and resting habits. There were differences between males and females in some of these variables and a better effect of the treatment was evident in the females of the experimental group when compared to the males. The flow meditation program shows promise for fostering a healthy lifestyle, thus decreasing behaviors related to maladaptive eating, tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis consumption as well as negative rest habits in university students. This mindfulness program could significantly contribute to the treatment of eating disorders and addictions, wherein negative emotional states and impulsivity are central features of the condition. 2020-09-02T11:11:37Z 2020-09-02T11:11:37Z 2020-08-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2072-6643 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8425 en https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/8/2450 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
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| title | Open AccessArticle Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle through Mindfulness in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Open AccessArticle Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle through Mindfulness in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Open AccessArticle Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle through Mindfulness in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Open AccessArticle Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle through Mindfulness in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | open accessarticle promoting a healthy lifestyle through mindfulness in university students: a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | life habits mindfulness flow meditation university students controlled trial |
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